Over 300 players and 45 teams from Thane district will be vying for top honours in the 2nd Thane District Table Tennis Championships in conjunction with the Thane Inter-Club Table Tennis tournament to be organized by JSW Steel and Jindal at their TT Academy at Vasind from tomorrow. Both the tournaments are conducted under the auspices of Thane District Table Tennis Association. The finals are slated to be held on July 9. According to the Sports Officer of the hosts, elaborate arrangements have been made at the venue for the matches to be played for the next five days.
This will be JSW Steel TT Academy’s third year in a row, as they will be conducting the event in this rural part of the state. They have around 40 trainees under their wing, who are looked after very well for their coaching needs, nutrition, playing equipment, tournament expenses, lodging, boarding etc. to prepare them for the national and other higher level tournaments. International level TT players have trained them. So, it will be interesting to see these players compete with other players from Thane district.